Dr Peggy Oti-Boateng, Executive Director of the AAS was recently elected into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences as an International Honorary Member in April 2024. The 250 members elected in 2024 are being recognized for their excellence and invited to uphold the American Academy of Arts & Sciences mission of engaging across disciplines and divides.

“We honor these artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, non-profit, and private sectors for their accomplishments and for the curiosity, creativity, and courage required to reach new heights,” said David Oxtoby, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. “We invite these exceptional individuals to join in the Academy’s work to address serious challenges and advance the common good.”

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences was founded in 1780 in the midst of revolution – by John Adams, John Hancock, and others – the Academy’s membership and work have changed greatly over the centuries while remaining faithful to a charter founded on ideals that celebrate the life of the mind, the importance of knowledge, and the belief that the arts and sciences are “necessary to the interest, honor, dignity and happiness of a free, independent and virtuous people.” 

“With the broad diversity of members elected this year, we are continuing to expand on the commitment to excellence and wide-ranging expertise established by our founders,” said Chair of the Board Goodwin Liu, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. “The honor of election comes with an invitation for new members to rededicate themselves to the common good by advancing the Academy’s nonpartisan, cross-disciplinary work in the arts, democracy, education, global affairs, and science.”

Induction ceremonies for new members will take place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in September 2024.